Copy-holder.



H. UTSGH. COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATIONv FILED FEBJS, 1911.

1,009,455. j Patented Nox/.21,1911.

Arrow/frs I UNITED sTATEsrArENT oFFIeE.

HERMAN U'rsen, oriLIrmL" raus, MINNESOTA.

To all whom it may concerm Be it known that I, HERMAN 'Ursem a citizen ofthe UnitedStates', anda resident of Little Falls, county of Morrison, and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements -in Copy- Holders, of which the following is a specification. Y My invention 1s an improvement 1n copy holders, and conslsts 1n eertaln novel constructions and combinations of parts herein. after described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a' simple, economical and easily operated device of the character specified, whichniay be easily applied to and detached from -a typewriter-carriage, and which will travel with ythe carriage, .will advance the copy synchronously with the advancement of the writing paper, and wherein the indicator of the typewriter carries the indicator of the copy holder, so thatthe two -indicators always indicate on the copy that portionlof the one that corresponds to the salnelpor- 'tion of the other.

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement in place on a typewriter, Fig. 2 is a transverse Vertical section of the improvement, Fig. 3 is la section on the. line 3 3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is abottom plan view of the shield, Fig. 5 is an end view of the copy. roll showing-the support-ing lugs, and Fig. 6 is a front view of Fig. 5.

p The present embodiment of the invention is shown attached to the carriage l of a typewriter 2, and the device comprises a copy roll or .platen 3, arranged directly above the platen 4 of the typewriter. The roll, is provided with aA central shaft 5, whose ends lextendbeyond the roll', and one end of the shaft is provided with a turning knob 6.

A trough or shield 7 of sheet material is` arranged beneath the roll 3, and the shaft 5 is journaled in bearing slots 8, in cross bars '9, which connect the side walls of the trough at each end thereof. The trough in cross 1 section is approximately semicircular, and fits roughly the periphery of the roll 3.

` The rear edge of the trough is flared out- ,i wardly and backwardly to form a guide 10 transverse slots or recesses 12 are provided for the copy 11, and a plurality of lspaced inthe bottom of the trough. A rod 13 is arranged' between the rolls 3 and '4, and a Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd 'Non .21, 1911, Application led February 18, 1911. Serial No. 609,326.

plurality of wheels or collars. or sleeves 14 of rubber orother suitable material are secured on the rod at` points corresponding to the slots 12, through which the collarsor wheels project. n

The rod '13 is journaled in arms 15, and

the said arms extend forwardly to a connection with a rod 16 rigidly connected with y the carriage 1 of the typewriter. Said bar- 16 extends substantially parallel with the front bar 17 of the carriage, and slightly to a the rear thereof, and the arms 15 are pivoted on the said rod.

The cross bars 9 before mentioned, are offset inwardly in front of the trough, and from thence extend forwardly as arms 18 'to a connection with the rod 16. The front Vend of each arm is provided with a transverse grove 19, for receiving the rod 16, and a latch lever 20 is pivoted intermediate its ends between a pair of spaced lugs 21 on ythe bar near the groove-19.

' The front end of the lever is also transversely grooved to receivethe rod 16, and a spring 22 presses the latch lever 'toward the rod. The latch lever bar and spring form a sectional clamp or bearing for engaging the rod, and for .detachably connecting th'e holder for swinging movement om the rod.

A spring. 23 is arranged between each arm 18 and the adjacent arm'15 of the rod 13, and normally pulls the roll 3 toward'the rod 13 andv toward the platen roll 4.a A rod 24 is arranged above the roll 3, land is provided at spaced intervals with sleeves or col- Vlars 25 of rubber orl like material, which bear against the surface of the roll 3 and hold the copy firmly in place.

The ends of the rod 24 are bent forwardly and downwardly at 27, and each`extremity is provided with an inwardly extending an# guiar lug 28, which is journaled-in an opening in the adjacent arm 18. A spring 29 is arranged between each portion 27-and the adjacent arm 18.

The upper part of each of the portions 27 is bent downwardly toward the top of the roll as shown at 26 in Fig. 1 to bring the collars 25 into contact with the copy roll.

The shaft 5 of the roll 3'is provided with a gear wheel 30, at one end, one preferablyy adjacent to the knob 6. AA pinion 33 is se.- cured to the rod 13 and meshes with the gear wheel 30, and the platen roll 4v of the typewriter is provided with a gear wheel.-

35, meshing with the pinion. It will be roll and will in turn rotate the copy roll in the same direction as the platen roll. The

-copy and the paper being written upon .will thus move synchronously. The v gear wheels 30 and 35 are of the same size .as are also the rolls Sand 4, so that the copy moves at the same rate of speed as the paper` being written upon.

They indicator for the copy consists of an arm 40, provided at one end with an upwardly extending angular portion 41, extended adjacent to the copy on the copy roll and at the other end the arm is hinged at 43 to one end of a clam 42.

The clamp is provi ed with a pair of blades or jaws 44 for engaging the indi` cator 45 of the typewriter, and the jaws are clamped on the indicator by a set screw 46. The indicator 41 is in alinement with the indicator 45, and hence indicates always a point on the copy corresponding to the point indicated on the writing paper by the indicator 45.' 4

, The entire copy holdermay be swung forwardly as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. 44The arm 404 is'first swung upwardly, after which the holder may be lifted. The writ-ing paper passes' between the platen roll 4 and the collar 14, and the arms 18 and' arms 15 of the shaft 13 serve to guide the paper. in its movement.

The collars 25 of the rod 24 hold the copy vin such position that it may be easily Aread by the operator, and when notin use the `the rod 13 may arms 18 if desired.

entire device may be removed, byreleasing the clamp 42, and the clamp formed by the arms 18 and latch lever21. The arms l5 of be pivoted directly to the The trough or shield 7 is preferabl provided with a scale 32 at the upper e ge of the front thereof and the said scale correspondswith the scale on the typewriter.

said lugs are hinged to the trough so that the typewriter, a

they may be turned up against the-:bottom i of the trough or turned down as may be 'de'- s ircd. 1

As shown in Fig. 16 a spring 48i's con-V 4 nected with the trough adjacent to each lug, and the end of the 'spring bears against an extension 49 on the lugs, the said extension,

'being square in cross section so that whether .the Vlug is turned up or down the spring will hold it in position. When the lug is turned down -as' shown in Fig. 1, the copy vroll is- -held out of engagement with the collars 14 so that the said roll may be turned by and Without interference ,from the said. collars.

lVhen the saidV lugs are turned down, the

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gear wheel 30is raised out of mesh with the ypinion 33and the copy holder may be ope 6, independent of the erated by the knob platen roll.

- I claim :w

.1. In combination with the carriage 'of -a typewriter, `a .copy .holder vcomprising a shaft, a vroll on the shaft, .a gear 'wheel se,- cured to one endl of the roll,.a trough in which the roll is supported, said trough having spaced transverseslots in its bottom, a

rod lying beneath the trough, an arm ateaoh 4end ofthe rod in which the rod is journaled,

' a plurality of collars on the rod extending through the slots of the trough, a cross bar at each end of the trough, each barA having an open bearing for the shaft, a ho'ok'piv-- A y ing the shaft, the front ends vof the cross bars extending forwardly from'the trough,

-oted at one side of the bearing and engagends for pivotally engaging the carriage 0f l roll of the typewriter, and of .thesamedivameter `as the gear wheel on the copy roll,

gear wheel on the platen. l

and a pinion on the rod meshing with both gear wheels.

V2. In combination witha typewriter, a copy holder. comprising a troughl having its rear side-` flaring outwardly, and pro-n vided with transverse slots in its bottom, a roll journaled in the trough, arms extending forwardly ,from the trough, a clamp at the free end of each. arm for pivotally engaging the carriage of the-typewriter, a-

3. A copyv holder comprising a trough having transverse slots in its bottom and flaring outwardly at its rearend, a roll journaled in the trough, an arm extending 100 4a clamp at the free end of each ofthe said j spaced arms forwardly from each end of the'trough, a clallrp at the free lend of each arm for pivlota y en `t e writer carri p a rod -belovgvalliisg trougrdiaving collaifsgeextendin' through the slots, arms connected with e typewriter carriage in which the rod is journaled,` springs pressing the trough toward therod, and a driving connectlon between the platen roll of the typewriter and the copy roll for'synchronously operating the said'roll.

4. A copy holder comprisingoa trough- 'ts ttomi nd A a( 8.a copy holder, a copy roll, a trough Y in which the roll is journaled, said trough .having transverse slots in its bottom,la rod below the trough having annular collars exhaving transverse slots in flaring outwardly` at its -rear end, a roll journaled in the trough, an armextending forwardly from each end of the trough, a clamp at the free end of each arm for pivotally engaging theV writer. carriage, springs pressing the ro downwardly, and a'drivingconnecon between the platen roll of the typewriter and the copy roll forsynchronously operating the said roll. Y

45. A copy holder` comprising l a trough having transverse slots, a copy roll journaled in the trough,` a rod below the trough,

'collars on the rodextending through the slots, springs for pressing the said roll to- -ward the rod, and arms extendingforwardly #from the ends of the trough, and havmg 30-means for detachably engaging a. typewriter carriage. I

-6. In a co y holder, a roll, a pair of tween which the roll 1s journaled, saidjarlsl having means .at their free 'ends for pivotally engaging a carriage to plrmit the h o der to swing for'- wardl on t e arms, andsprings pressing the ro toward the rod. a Y

'7. In a copyholder, a copy roll, atrough-A i A ewriter .in which the roll issjournaled, said trough having transversellots in its bottom, a rod below the trough ving annular collars extending through the slots into engagement with fthe roll, means .for supporting the -holderabov the platen roll of a typewriter and' lugs hinged 'to the trough and adapted to engage the rod to support the copy roll out of englagement with the collars, and means for olding the said lugs in position against the bottom ofthe trough or in extended position' for engagement with the tending through the slots into engagement with the roll, means for supporting the holder above the platen'roll of a typewriter and lugs hinged'to the trough and adapted -to en age the rod to support the copy' roll out o engagement with the collars. t

` 9. In acopy. holder, a copy roll, a trough having openings in its bottom, a rod 'below the trough having collars in the ognn means for supporting the holder a ve e platen roll'of a t writer, agear wheel on the copy roll, a pmon on the rodmmeshing gaging the r the gear whee outv o engagement with the pinion. a s HERMAN cursori.v

.Witnessb p F. E. Lavis,- l Nm D. Woonwoirrrr.

in which the roll is journaled, said trough s therewith, and means on the trough for en- 70 to su port the' trough with A 

